Safety chalk-holder



I. G. TYLER.

SAFETY CHALK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6, 191 9.

Patented Ma1n2341920.

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JOHN G. TYLER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SAFETY CHALK-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

Application filed September 6, 1919. Serial No. 322,023.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. TYLER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Chalk-Holders, of which the following is a specification containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference be- .ing had to the accompanying drawings,

forming a part thereof.

lVIy invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in safety chalk holders, and has for its primary object a device for holding the cakes of chalk, which are gen erally used in billiard halls.

Another object is the provision 01. a device by means of which the chalk can be more easily and satisfactorily applied to a billiard cue, and also prevent breaking of the chalk in its application to the one.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation.

Fig. 2- is a rear elevation.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, showing the lock casing partly broken away.

Referring to the drawings, 5 indicates a block composed of two wooden sections 6 and 7. These sections are secured together by means of screws 8. Formed through the piece or member 6 of the handle or block is an opening 9, in which is located the metallic housing 10. The housing 10 has an opening 11 through which the locking bolt 12 of the lock 13 may pass. The housing 10 is of a size to receive the ordinary cakes of chalk 141, and is provided 011 one end with a projection 15, which is adapted to grip the cakes of chalk.

The member 7 is provided with a recessed portion 16, in which is also located the housing 10, and the lock 13. In other words the lock 13 is held in position within the recess 16 and between the members 7 and 8. The member 7 is provided with a key hole opening 17, through which the barrel key 19 may be inserted. The lock 13 is of the ordinary cabinet lock type, and is provided with a locking bolt 12, which projects slightly through the housing 10, as illustrated in Fig. 4.

When the locking bolt 12 is thrown into locked position, it projects slightly through the opening 11 of the housing 10, sufliciently to firmly engage the side of the cake of chalk 1 1, and it (the locking bolt) and the projection will prevent the cake of chalk from being removed without unlocking the locking bolt 12. The housing 10 also prevents the cake of chalk from splitting in its application to the one. The block 5 answers as a handle also when applying the chalk to the one.

It is well known that around billiard and pool halls a great amount of chalk is wasted by being broken, falling on the floor, etc.- By the use of my device a lot of the waste may be prevented.

In the practical use of my device it is suspended by means of the spring 18 in an accessible position to the billiard or pool table.

One side of the device is provided with a layer of sand paper or other abrasive material 19, and the device is provided with a layer of cloth or rubber 20 to prevent the same from marring the furniture.

Having fully described my invention what I claim is:

1. A safety chalk holder comprising a block answering as a handle provided at one end with a recess, a metallic housing located in said recess adapted to receive a cake of chalk, and a lock located adjacent said recess and provided with a locking bolt adapted to be inserted through an opening formed in the housing for engaging the cake of chalk.

2. A safety chalk holder comprising a block formed of two sections, one of said sections being provided with an opening and the other with a recess, a metallic housing located in said opening and said recess of a size to snugly receive a cake of chalk, a lock located adjacent said recess and provided with a locking bolt adapted to be inserted in the opening formed in the housing for engaging a cake of chalk, and a layer of abrasive material applied to one side of said block.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN G. TYLER.

Witnesses:

JEAN GOLDBERG, Epwnnn E, LoNeAN, 

